Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-26
POOR TEWFIK PASHA.
SKETCH OF THE MOST UNDIGNl-
FLED OF LIVING POTENTATES.


An Insignificant Looking Prince-Child-
ish Attempts at Diplomacy-An I'm
limited Capacity for Blowing Both
Hot and Cold-Sympathy With Arab.
OF all living potentates, certainly the most
unidentified is His Highness Tewfik Pasha,
knedive of Egypt The son Of a common
Fellah slave occupying a mental position In
the khedival household, who had ulomentarily
captivated and subsequently disguised old
Ismail Pesha, Tewfik has little resemblance
to his half brothers, sons of the legitimate
wives, who all of them give one the impress
sion Of being gentlemen to the very tips OF
their fingers.
The first time met him was in the spring
of 1870 at dinner given by his father, the
Khedive Ismail / had arrived rather early
and was standing in the reception hall at the
top of the stairs talking with lsmall, when
the grand master Of the ceremonies suddenly
announced "Lte Prince Heritier-' Immediately
afterward an Insignificant looking young man
with a kind of hunted look about his eyes
shuffied up to his father, humbly kissed the
hem of his coat, and then with his hands
crossed on his breast retired to distant cor
ner of the room, followed by the contemptu-
ous glance Of the old knedive, who without
returning a single word OF greeting to his
son. went on talking with me. Nobody at
that time could forsee that lsmail's deposition
was so near, and consequently was one or
the very few who considered it worth their
while to show any courtesy to the young
prince During the following weeks l saw
good deal of him both officially and socially,
and used to be considerably amused to re-
mark how at balls and receptions be woul1
wander through the rooms talking with the
Euroteans in the most contemptuous way
about the natives, and with the latter In an
equally disagreeable manner about tie
former, utterly oblivious to the fact that
natives and Europeans subsequently cont
pared notes on the subject. Gifted with the
innate Oriental taste for intrigue, most CT
Tewfks attempts at diplomacy have been
marked by similar childishness One cannot,
however, blame him for the tiInid, hunted
look about his eyes, for his life, especially
during the last few months preceding bus
fathers deposition, was i'll great danger.
When I next saw Tewiik it was In the
autumn Of 1888. His father was in exile, his
brothers banished, and the battle OF Iei-et
Kehir had been fought. With reference 10
the latter, my personal acquaintance with
Arab and much discussion on the subject
with both natives and Europeans convince me
that the Arab movement was distinctly pro-
NOTED and connived at in earlier stages BY
Tewfik, and that he only withdrew theretroin
when be saw the hopelessness Of the cause
The true object Of Arabs insurrection ap
pears to have been entirely lost sight OF, 1t
was distinct movement of Mohammedans
AGAINST Christians, whom Arab promised 10
| drive out of the country. 1t must be borne
| in mind that as usury is forbidden by tie
| Koran all the moneylenders and bloodsuckeIs
| in Egypt are either Christians or Jews; and
that owing to their inability to pay the heavy
| taxes the starving peasantry have been
Obliged to mortgage all their land. Hence q
| war against the Christians, which by driving
| them out Of the country would thereby llqui-
| date all debts and mortgages was exceeh-
| iugly popular with the natives, and thoroughly
| in accord with the innermost feelings OF the
bigoted khedive.
| His sympathy with Arab is proved by tie
fact that all of his closer confldants and al
herer.ts, and all the relatives of his wife,
| openly Joined in the movement up to the
arrival of British troops in Egypt Arab, a
| mere Fellah, was but the figurehead, and
taking into consideration the incredibly ser
| vile nature vf aaIv --e~s would never have
| d.red TO 90 SO far had he not been assured Oh
the effandina's secret sympathy notwith-
standing his official disapproval Without
ven+nring to assert that all the charges Of
| comnlicitv which Lord Randolph Churchill Ii
| made against Tewfik are exact in every detail
he has hitherto declined to withdraw thenD,
undoubtedly they are not entirely groundle's
! 1t is this official loyalty coupled with private
| treachery, this insane desire to be all things
to all men. which causes Tewdk to be abso-
lutely without a single devoted friend, either
native or European.
Poor Tewfiki always think that his father
was right when be remarked to me about his
| son that "he had neither heart nor head. "
Not content with having an official agent III
| ENGLAND when the Liberals were in power,
he was continually sending over secret ennis
| series. generally blunt tools, TO intrigue with
the Conservatives and Of course as soon as
| Lord Salisbury assumed the reins OF govern
ment. he attempted the Same little game with
the Liberals Needless to add the Engl' sh
minister plenipotentiary In Egypt was fully
aware Of all this, and nothing was more
amusing than to watch Tewfik eagerly and
unblushingly swearing by the beard and other
portions Of the prophets sacred person that be
had never sent anybody to England, end
then to watch the queer, sceptical smile OF
Sir Evelyn Barring, who had the proofs to the
contrary in his pocket, Tewfk thereupon
with the object Of changing this disagreeable
topic Of conversation, and OF turning it into
channels which be thought would be more
agreeable to the English diplomat, would
launch out into the most bitter abuse of he
French and OF their representative. Half an
hour later would find the khedive coinpls in
ing to the French plenipotentiary OF Sin
Evelyn Barpg's rudeness and Of the intoler.
able conduct OF the English in Egypt Dur
ing The course Of the day he would seek &c
ingratiate himself with the German minister
by attacking the French colony, and with the
Russian representative by abusing the latter's
German colleague; leaving them all sutse
Quen.ly TO compare notes. Then in the en-
ing, when the audiences were at an end, be
would gather around him his native croiies
and begin to curse all around and In the mos,
indiscriminate manner those unclean dogs OF
Christians, whose mothers graves may the
pigs defilelT-Egypt Cor. New York Tribune
| A Safe Blowers Methods.
| One OF the cleverest safe blowers in The
country is in the employ Of safe nanuflct
urer Ill this town He has served time after
time in the penitentiary. The ease with which